Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 - July 31, 1980) was arguably the greatest of Hindi/Urdu
playback singers in Bollywood - along with Kishore Kumar and Mukesh. Rafi still remains
popular in Indian Subcontinent and in many other parts of the world such as the UK, Kenya,
and theWest Indies, where people of Indian origin have settled.
Rafi sang many duets with Lata Mangeshkar, but he has also sung a large number of songs with
Geeta Dutt and Lata's sister Asha Bhosle as well. His songs ranged from classical numbers to
patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawaalis to ghazals and
bhajans, and from slow melancholic tunes to fast fun-filled songs.